All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
RTH total return snapshot: RTH returned +7.58% over the past year and +5.46% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 2, 2001, RTH is up +1,125.30% in nominal total return, or +10.41%/yr, and is currently −4.12% below its total-return high on Aug. 10, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Wed 2001-05-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTH × |
+1,125.30%
+10.41%/yr |
+12.54%/yr
R2=0.944 |
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| Wed 2001-05-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| RTH × |
$10,000.00
2001-05-02 |
$122,530.49
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| RTH × | +5.46% | +7.58% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| RTH × |
−4.12%
on 2026-08-21 from 2026-08-10 peak |
−41.79%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTH × | +7.58% |
+26.92% +12.66%/yr |
+54.33% +15.56%/yr |
+54.18% +9.05%/yr |
+262.18% +13.73%/yr |
| Year | RTH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.46% |
| 2025 | +12.36% |
| 2024 | +20.02% |
| 2023 | +20.07% |
| 2022 | −17.67% |
| 2021 | +24.94% |
| 2020 | +31.62% |
| 2019 | +29.06% |
| 2018 | +3.87% |
| 2017 | +22.45% |
| 2016 | −0.72% |
| 2015 | +10.95% |
| 2014 | +18.24% |
| 2013 | +40.23% |
| 2012 | +26.60% |
| 2011 | +7.21% |
| 2010 | +15.54% |
| 2009 | +27.22% |
| 2008 | −18.00% |
| 2007 | −4.85% |
| 2006 | +7.17% |
| 2005 | +1.90% |
| 2004 | +10.20% |
| 2003 | +30.27% |
| 2002 | −27.33% |
| 2001 | −0.31% |
